Babatunde Ahonsi

UN Resident Coordinator in Turkiye

[Birleşmiş Milletler Türkiye @UN_Turkiye]

Geçtiğimiz günlerde Bakü’de düzenlenen #WUF13'te BM Mukim Koord. @AhonsiBA, iklim dirençli şehirler, kapsayıcı toparlanma ve sürdürülebilir kentleşmenin önemine dikkat çekti. #COP31’e giden yolda şehirler, iklim eyleminin merkezinde yer alıyor. Ayrıntılar: https://t.co/cZJk5u1ktA

[Babatunde Ahonsi @AhonsiBA]

@Bahcesehir today hosted the Global Youth Summit for Sustainability 2026 in Istanbul during which in my keynote address, I encouraged young people to actively engage with @Cop31Turkiye processes & be part of the collective action to address the climate crisis.

[Babatunde Ahonsi @AhonsiBA]

Truly encouraging to see a large # of business leaders & other stakeholders today in Istanbul at the 1st of the @Cop31Turkiye Climate High-Level Champion’s Private Sector Engagement Series. 🙏 @samedagirbas, @GlobalCompactTR & @UN_Turkiye.

[Babatunde Ahonsi @AhonsiBA]

Yesterday at #WUF13 in #Baku, my opening remarks at the Panel on Strengthening Urban Earthquake Preparedness highlighted how Türkiye’s post-disaster recovery efforts have aligned with climate action & sustainable urbanization.

[Gwi-Yeop Son @gwi_son]

Excellent exchange w/UNEP Deputy ED Elizabeth Mrema & RCs at #WUF13. Strong recognition of the critical UNEP - RC system partnership in advancing climate resilience, urbanization, biodiversity & green transition at country level. Look forward to building on this momentum.

[Babatunde Ahonsi @AhonsiBA]

At #WUF13 in #Baku, it was such a rich learning experience for me moderating a panel today that explored how law, participatory governance & policy can close the gap between national climate ambitions & local realities, with cities playing a central role.

[Babatunde Ahonsi @AhonsiBA]

During @UNEP - @UNHABITAT Roundtable on the Greener Cities Partnership today at #WUF13 in Baku, I stressed how a whole-of-UN approach at the country level can propel integrated solutions for climate-resilient housing & sustainable urbanization.

[Babatunde Ahonsi @AhonsiBA]

At the impressive opening of #WUF13 today in Baku, all speakers incl. @UNHABITAT ED, @AnacludiaRossb1, rightly underlined adequate housing as the foundation of sustainable devpt, that leaves no one behind.

[Birleşmiş Milletler Türkiye @UN_Turkiye]

Today at UN Türkiye, UN Volunteers and young people transformed unused materials into a @UN #ZeroWaste display for the UN Türkiye stand at @zerowasteforum in Istanbul — and later at @Cop31Turkiye in Antalya.

A #ZeroWaste future is possible when we all work together.⤵️

[AHBVU Türkiye Afrika Topluluğu @ahbvutat]

Türkiye-Afrika Topluluğu olarak, Birleşmiş Milletler Türkiye Ofisi’ni ziyaret ettik. 🌍

Buluşmada diplomasi ve gençlerin uluslararası alandaki rolü üzerine konuştuk.

Nazik kabulleri için Sayın Babatunde A. Ahonsi’ye ve değerli sunumu için Sayın Eunjoo Lee’ye teşekkür ederiz.

[Babatunde Ahonsi @AhonsiBA]

As part of the build-up to @Cop31Turkiye, I was on a panel yesterday at @AnkaraMedipol during which I stressed the centrality of youth voices and action for the promotion of planetary wellbeing.

[Anacláudia Rossbach @AnacludiaRossb1]

Good mtg with RC @AhonsiBA of @UN_Turkiye discussing our shared objective to ensure that recovery and urban development in Türkiye result in resilient & future-proof cities. We spoke about #WUF13, #COP31 & the opportunity it presents to put cities at the centre of climate agenda.

[Babatunde Ahonsi @AhonsiBA]

Today at the Ministerial Roundtable in the Resilient Cities Regional Forum on the road to @Cop31Turkiye, I posited that the pathway from disaster to sustainable urbanization, going by Hatay’s experience in the last 3 years, requires collective leadership & sustained partnerships.

[Babatunde Ahonsi @AhonsiBA]

Several UN colleagues & I are attending the pre-COP31 Resilient Cities Regional Forum in Hatay. Its outcomes by feeding into #WUF13 & @Cop31Turkiye deliberations will help to position urban resilience as a key transformative climate action strategy.

[Babatunde Ahonsi @AhonsiBA]

Today during a high-level panel at #IstanbulWaterForum, I stressed the need to highlight water efficiency as a core climate mitigation & adaptation strategy during @Cop31Turkiye.

[Birleşmiş Milletler Türkiye @UN_Turkiye]

Hacettepe Üniversitesi Model BM Konferansı #HUMUN2026'da #COP31 konuşuldu. BM Türkiye Mukim Koordinatörü @AhonsiBA gençleri iklim eyleminin parçası olmaya çağırdı. https://t.co/D6bwM6zFKi

[Babatunde Ahonsi @AhonsiBA]

Mirroring the ‘COP of the Future’ thrust of @Cop31Turkiye, I stressed today at the 2026 @HacettepeUniv Model UN Conference that transformative climate action cannot be achieved without the active engagement of young people.

[Babatunde Ahonsi @AhonsiBA]

Glad to have moderated a dialogue today between a @UN_Turkiye team and the UN Affairs committee members of @IPUparliament in Istanbul as part of #IPU152; it was broadly agreed that UN-Parliament partnerships at country level need to be more structured to help advance SDG delivery

[Birleşmiş Milletler Türkiye @UN_Turkiye]

TBMM’nin ev sahipliğinde İstanbul’da düzenlenen Parlamentolar Arası Birlik 152’nci Genel Kurulu'nda 155 ülkeden parlamenterler bir araya geldi.
BM, barış, kalkınma ve güçlü kurumlar için parlamentoların rolüne dikkat çekiyor. #IPU152 https://t.co/cMhsvm4LsC

[Babatunde Ahonsi @AhonsiBA]

At the opening today in Istanbul of @IPUparliament 152nd Assembly with a focus on securing peace & ensuring justice for future generations, I urged MPs from 155 countries to do more to advance sustainable devpt & adaptive legislation to address new challenges facing humanity.